Landforms Crossword

1. A sleep sided valley cut into the mountains by glaciers.
3. Slow moving mass of ice.
6. A curved or hooked piece of land extending into a body of water.
7. A landmass that is flat or gently rolling and covers many miles.
9. A land formation having a relatively flat top and steep rock walls.
10. Narrow strip of land with water on both sides connecting two larger pieces of land.
12. Cone-shaped mountain formed from rock or ash thrown from inside the earth.
13. ridge-like pile of gravel, sand and rock deposited by a glacier.
15. Stream or river that flows into a main river.
16. Low, bowl-shaped area of land.
17. A group of islands.
20. Piece of land extending into water surround by three sides.
22. Part of a sea or ocean that reaches into land, bigger than a bay.
23. A part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf.

2. Triangular landform built up from soil carried downstream and deposited at its mouth.
4. plateau of each coast of a continent that lies under water and stretches for miles.
5. Where the river empties into a larger body of water.
6. A narrow valley with steep sides that was created by erosion.
8. An isolated hill or mountain with steep sides, having a smaller summit than a mesa.
11. Flat highland area with one steep face.
14. Land that is completely surrounded by water.
18. A wide or strait waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other.
19. Green area in a desert.
21. Narrow strip of water connecting two larger bodies of water.